Some 20 terrorists killed, 4 bases destroyed in Burkina Faso: report

OUAGADOUGOU, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — About 20 terrorists have been killed and four terror bases destroyed by an ongoing anti-terrorism operation in Burkina Faso since May 5, official news agency AIB reported. The Burkina Faso army said the crackdown operation, named Houne, meaning dignity in local language, is being conducted…

Chilean president urges public to vote in upcoming elections for constitutional assembly

President Sebastian Pinera SANTIAGO, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chilean President Sebastian Pinera urged the public to vote in upcoming elections in which voters will for the first time cast ballots for members of the body that will draft a new constitution. The May 15 and 16 elections will also see…

More than 7,000 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast in 2021: IOM

TRIPOLI, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 7,096 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast so far this year. The rescued migrants include 546 women and 336 minors, IOM said, adding that 157 illegal migrants died and 349 others went missing on…

South Sudan president announces new parliament

JUBA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir announced a new parliament including lawmakers from opposing sides of the country’s civil war as part of a 2018 peace accord, state television reported. A new legislative body was a condition of the 2018 accord between signed by himself and…

Covid-19: Honduras says El Salvador will help it get Chinese vaccines

TEGUCIGALPA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Honduras said that neighbor El Salvador will help it buy coronavirus vaccines from China, with which Tegucigalpa does not have diplomatic ties. Honduras is one of 15 countries to maintain an official relationship with Taiwan, which Beijing considers a rebel province of China. El Salvador…

WHO classifies B1617 from India as COVID-19 variant of global concern

People place the body of a man who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on a pyre before his cremation on the banks of the river Ganges GENEVA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organziation said that the coronavirus variant first identified in India last year was being classified…

US says ‘Russia-based’ group DarkSide behind pipeline hack

After a cyber attack, Colonial said it was moving toward a partial reopening of its pipeline system WASHINGTON, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden said that a Russia-based group was behind the ransomware attack that forced the shutdown of the largest oil pipeline in the eastern United States. The FBI identified the…

Covid-19: Treasury to start paying out US$350 billion in state and local aid

WASHINGTON, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Treasury Department launched its US$350 billion program to distribute aid to state and local governments, giving the US economy an added boost as President Joe Biden sought to assure the country that stronger growth is coming. The aid is part of Biden’s larger US$1.9…

25 journalists earn honors in Nile Basin Initiative media awards

Rehab Amohsen displays all three plaques she won in Nile Media Awards 2021 for Best Female Entry, Best Digital Category and 1st Runner-up Print Category ADDIS ABABA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nile Basin Initiative together with partners has recognized 25 journalists for balanced reporting on Nile Cooperation and Nile…

Covid-19: Nigeria shuts bars, night clubs, recreational centres indefinitely

Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha ABUJA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Federal Government of Nigeria has shut down bars, night clubs and recreational centres in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country.The government also reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions across all 36 states and the…